XXXIV. 



843 



Ophiopogon japonicus, called by the natives Serpent's Beard, produces mucilaginous sugary tubers, 

 frequently used in China and Japan for diseases of the abdomen. 



XXXIV. LILIACE^E. 



ET NARCISFORUM pars, Jussieu. HEMEROCALLIDE^E ET ASPHODELE^:, Br. 



LlLIACEJS, TULIPACE^E ET ASPHODELE^E, D.O.). 



FLOWERS $ PERIANTH inferior, petaloid, 6-merous, 2-seriate. STAMENS 6, 

 hypogynous or perigynous. OVARY superior, with 3 several-many-ovuled-cells ; STYLE 

 simple. FRUIT capsidar. SEEDS with membranous or crustaceans testa ; ALBUMEN 

 fleshy. STEM or SCAPE ivith a bulbous, tuberous or fibrous-fascicled root. 



Fritillaria. 

 Flower deprived of half its perianth 



Crown Imperial. 

 (Fritillaria imperialis.) 



